All 93 passengers and crew on board were killed,[1] making it the worst air disaster in Guatemalan history.

Flores is a common staging point for visits to the ancient Maya city of Tikal.

The aircraft took off on Saturday morning at 7:25 local time from La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City with 87 passengers and 6 crew on board.

The control tower's last contact with the crew occurred at 7:58, 33 minutes into the 40-minute flight, with no reports of any anomalies.

[4] Former Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister, Arístides Calvani [es], his wife, and two daughters perished in the crash.